The Partnership and Consultation Program
Competition Policy Implementation Working Group
Subgroup on Technical Assistance
The idea . . .
Pilot program to facilitate contacts between competition agencies to make the expertise of more experienced ICN members available to less experienced agencies Requested by panel of newer agencies at 2005 ICN Annual Meeting in Bonn Implementation by CPI Technical Assistance Subgroup
Implementation: Two Programs
Partnership Program
Pairs experienced agencies with less experienced ones Each pair of agencies works together in the way that works best for them
Consultation Program
ICN members volunteered to make themselves available to consult with less experienced agencies Each agency posts its contact details on ICN website E-mail or telephone consultations result
Pilot Partnerships
The Consultation Program: Seven Consulting Agencies
General Principles
Flexible Non-exclusive Confidential within limits of law Agencies set own limits on participation Not as much used as expected
Publicity by ICN Publicity within agencies
To Access the Program
For more information
Consultation Program
http://www.internationalcompetitionnetwork.org/index.p hp/en/publication/61
Partnership Program
http://www.internationalcompetitionnetwork.org/index.p hp/en/publication/60
Subgroup co-chairs
Aini Proos, aini.proos@konkurentsiamet.ee Russell Damtoft, rdamtoft@ftc.gov